Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-07
WHERE THEY ARE NOW.
Some ofihe Distinguished Soldiers ofths
War.-HoN They Pas PeacefuI Days:

Some OF the eDisttngulshed Soldiers ofths
wHr.-How They Pass PsscefuI Days!
Gen. James II. Wilson resides in Boston.
Gen T. J. Wood lives at Dayton, Ohio.
Gem T. B. Blnss is u s. Marshal, Boston.
Gen. II: ]. Hunt is in the services at Wash
hIgtou.
Gen. Alfrel Pleasantoa livss In Philadel-
phia.
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. is pension agent al
Louisville.
Gen. John C. Parke is superintendent of
West Point.
Gen. Alexander S. Webb ispresident of the
New York City College.
Gen. John Pope was retired last year as
najor-gereraL
Gen. Daniel Butterfeld resides in New
York and is a capitalist
Gen.D. NJ. Gregg the caTalryman;is in reg
ular service.
Gen w. F. Smith lives in New York and
is a celebrated engineer.
Gen. Lew Wallace lives at indianapolis
and is writing books,
Gen. Joseph B. Carr engineers a chain ca
bic mandatory at Troy.
Gen, W. w. Averell, the cavalry leader, is
at home in Bath; n Y.
Cen Charles H. Devens il Judge OF Supe-
rior Court at Boston.
Gen. Horatio G. Wright is on the retired
list and lives in Washington.
Gen. John c. Robinson is on the retired list
and lives at Biugham5oD.
Gen. Wesley Merritt, also gallant cavalry
general, is in regular service.
Gen. John F. Hartranft, Ex-Governor of
Pennsylvania, lives at Philadelphia.
Gen. A. V. Kautz, the cavaIryman, is in
Nebraska, colonel of the Eighth Infantry.
Gen. William B. Franklin is president of a
manufacturing company at Hartford.
Gen: John @. Fremont is president Of a
mining company, with an Office on Broad
way, New York
Gen. George Stoneman, ex-governor of
California, owns large grazing lands IN that
State.
Gen. o. B. Wilcox is brigadier-g general
commanding department in the Missouri
division!
Gen. II. A. Barnum practlses law in Now
York, and suffers constantly from severe
army wounds.
Gen. Q. A. Gilmore is in the regular en-
gineer service, and now at army headquarters
in New York.
Gen. j. J. Bartlett, who received Lees
arms at Appomattox, is Deputy Commis.
Sioner of Pensions at Washington.
Gen. George Crook is brigadier-general
U. S. A., commanding the Department of the
Platte, Division Of Missouri.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles is brigadier-genersl
o. S. A, commanding Department of Ari-
zona, Division of the Pacific.
Gen. Franz Sigel is pension agent for New
York City and vicinity. He was German
soldier who volunteered in the war.
Gen. o. o. Howard is major-general U. s.
A., commanding the Division Of the Pacific.
He lost an arm at Fair Oaks
Gen. John NJ. Sehofeld is major-general
commanding the Division of the Atlantic
the principal subordinate command.
Gen. John Gibbon is brigadier-gen U.
s. A, commanding the Department Of the
Columbia, Division of the Pacific.
Gen. Abner Doubleday is on the retired
list, and lives at Mendham, N. J. He opened
Sumter's guns on Moultrie In April, 1861.
Gen. Alfred H. Terry is major general
commanding the Division Of Missouri, the
central division of the army. He was a vol
unteer soldier, not trained to arms
Gen. W. T. Sherman resides at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York, with q private
Office in the Army building He was retired
as General, and that Office does not now
exist.
Gen. H. W. Slocum lives In Brooklyn and
is engaged in business enterprises. He was a
graduate in civil life in 1851, became major
general of volunteers, and resigned in 1863
Gen. W. S. Rosecrans is register of the
treasury. He was a West Point man, q
civilian in 1861, and became major-general
of volunteers. He resigned his regular com.
mission in 1867.
Gen. John Newton is president of the de-
partlneht of public works In New York City
He commanded corps in 1868 is a distin-
8uished engineer and was placed on the re-
tired list at his own request.
General Daniel E. Sickles lives on Fifth
avenue, and is looking after New York's in
terest in the Gettysburg memorial work. He
was civilian in 1851, appointed to the regu-
lar army for distinguished services, and
placed on retired list as disabled.
Gen. Philip Sheriden is Lieutenant General
and Commander-in-C Chief under the Presi-
dent A special act will be nece sSary to
make him General. He is one of the four
leading generals who were in service when
the war began, the others being Meade,
Thomas and Buell..
Gen. Fitz John Porter is Police Commits
sioner in New York City. He was in service
in 1861 and became major-general of volun-
| teers. The Generals story of the "Porter
case" is a military sensation yet to come. 1t
is coming and will reveal the true inward
ness of all his treatment at the hands of his
opposers.